DRF is reporting that Centre Court has been retired. Less than $40,000 shy of being a millionaire, the 5-year-old turf mare Centre Court will not race at Churchill Downs on Nov. 22 in the Grade 3 Cardinal Handicap and instead has been retired, trainer Rusty Arnold said this week from Keeneland. “I didn’t like the way she worked [Monday],” said Arnold. “She’s been too good to us not to go ahead and retire her.”http://home.drf.com/

BaroqueAgain1 wrote:DRF is reporting that Centre Court has been retired. Less than $40,000 shy of being a millionaire, the 5-year-old turf mare Centre Court will not race at Churchill Downs on Nov. 22 in the Grade 3 Cardinal Handicap and instead has been retired, trainer Rusty Arnold said this week from Keeneland. “I didn’t like the way she worked [Monday],” said Arnold. “She’s been too good to us not to go ahead and retire her.”http://home.drf.com/

Great story. Thanks for posting this. I followed him early on and then lost track of him as he made the descent. Thanks to Anna and all involved who have
made him a very lucky horse. I hope he does well at regional stud duty...

WarBiscuit

"One horse-laugh is worth ten thousand syllogisms. It is not only more effective; it is also vastly more intelligent." H.L. Mencken

BaroqueAgain1 wrote:Hudson Landinghttp://www.drf.com/news/grade-3-winning ... utah-ranch"Hudson Landing, who finished his career with 12 wins, eight seconds, 11 thirds, and $561,343 in earnings, will become [owner] Chappell’s personal riding horse at his ranches in Utah and Idaho."

That's a really cool story. He claimed Hudson Landing in 2012, and while it's probably sad to know he won't be running anymore, it's gotta be fun to know that he'll be coming home in time for the holidays and can spend a nice, sound retirement as a riding horse at his place

BlindLucky wrote:Multiple stakes winner Gourmet Dinner has been retired through NYTHA's Take The Lead program. He'll head to New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program to be re-trained for a second career.

Glad to hear it. He struggled this past year. Goes out a millionaire - healthy, happy and sound. Can't do better than that!

Good luck to Gourmet Dinner in his new career...

WarBiscuit

"One horse-laugh is worth ten thousand syllogisms. It is not only more effective; it is also vastly more intelligent." H.L. Mencken

BlindLucky wrote:Multiple stakes winner Gourmet Dinner has been retired through NYTHA's Take The Lead program. He'll head to New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program to be re-trained for a second career.

Gourmet Dinner has arrived for some letdown and post-track training, and is apparently a perfect gentleman